The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 718
Plane is a noun that belongs to the concept of multiverse, and a plane refers to an independent universe.As far as the entire multiverse of Toril is concerned, it can be divided into several categories: material plane, transitional plane, inner plane, outer plane, and demiplane.

As the name suggests, the material plane is the most universal world among all planes. This is the birthplace of civilization, the starting nest of all living beings, the Garden of Eden of the soul, and the basis for the existence of all planes (on the subjective level).

The Transitional Plane, the Inner Plane, and the Outer Plane are all different worlds divided relative to the positioning of the Material Plane.

If the material plane is compared to a ring, then the inner plane is similar to the world that exists inside the ring. They are polar worlds formed by the objective elements that make up the material world, such as the elemental plane of fire (William’s Flame The world is part of it), the Elemental Plane of Air, the Elemental Plane of Water, and so on.

These elemental planes actually have no real boundaries in the physical sense, and they are as vast and almost infinite as the Material Plane.

Outside the ring of the material plane is the outer plane, the outer plane is an existential world where spirituality and matter are combined and distorted. These worlds are divided into camps and factions according to certain behavioral norms, such as goodness and neutrality. , Evil, respectively corresponding to heaven, mechanical land, abyss (hell), but in terms of some essence, there is not much difference between them.

The Transitional Plane is a world where the Material Plane is connected to the Inner and Outer Planes.There are only three transitional planes, the astral plane, the etheric plane, and the shadow plane.

Not to mention the shadow plane, because this plane basically exists attached to the material plane.

From the Main Material Plane to the Outer Plane, you need to go through the Astral Plane, while the Ethereal Plane connects the Main Material Plane and the Inner Plane.

Since the target worlds connected by the two interim planes are different, their existence characteristics are also affected by the characteristics of the connected planes.Generally speaking, the astral plane tends to be more spiritual, while the ether plane tends to be more objective, which leads to the existence of the two overlapping but not intersecting.

Both the Astral and Ethereal touch every point on the Material Plane, but the two planes—the Astral and Ethereal—never meet.

But we can observe the other world from one of these two special worlds. Of course, the observed results must be quite different from the actual appearance. Only those who are truly wise can see the true essence through different phenomena. .

But for William who wants to save Phinea who is hiding in the ether world, this is essential.

It is certainly faster and more convenient to go directly from Faerun to the Ethereal Plane, but it is difficult to avoid the eyes and ears of the spirit world skinchangers, and William cannot find his destination faster than the residents of the Ethereal Plane.

To successfully save Phinea, Elminster is an indispensable help, not only because of his magical ability that is almost at the peak of a spellcaster, but also because of his rich status in Elminster. With the experience and knowledge of face-to-face shuttle, he contains the temporarily lost authority of the goddess of magic in his body, which allows his observation perspective to easily switch between the astral world and the ether.

Before leaving Scorch Hell, William basically arranged everything in Creeping City. As an outpost for the development of the outer plane, William put amazing power here, and a large number of elites from the flame world were arranged in the Here, including Turmu, who is the chief retainer.

A mighty castle within the city stands in the middle of Creeping City,
This is the disgrace of General Jiao Yan, the former owner of Creeping City, but the glory of the new life of mankind.

There used to be countless yugoloth demons who were unhappy with William's dove occupying the magpie's nest. They either relied on their own strength and came to destroy it single-handedly; or they gathered a large number of brutal and elite troops to destroy the human forces in Creeping City.

But these "unyielding" aborigines failed to succeed. The powerful individuals were beheaded by William, and the large number of crusades were blessed by [Nuclear Phoenix] to ascend to heaven.

Then, Jiaoyan Hell suddenly became peaceful, and there was no more chaos and fights one after another. All the beings with brains silently watched the crawling city wandering among the four super volcanoes, waiting for Jiaoyan to come back. The general's final decision.

This wait is forever.

Of course General Jiao Yan didn't dare to make any moves. Although he claimed to have the power comparable to a god, General Jiao Yan was not a real god after all.However, there are several Williams who are not weaker than General Jiao Yan, and there are also one or two existences who can overwhelm him. Whether it is Turmu or the recently cast cloud giant god Menno, they are enough to make Creeping City The original city owner became honest.

William, the old mage Elminster, Dove, and the newly recruited little follower Selena embarked on a journey to the astral world.

There are two main ways for mortals to enter the astral world. One is to leave the physical body on the original plane, and only project the spiritual consciousness into the astral world, and then form an astral substance (also known as the astral world) under the special laws of the astral world. The material is ectoplasm) aggregate, this aggregate is roughly similar to the original body of a mortal, of course, some guys with serious duplicity may have another appearance.

There will be a silver thread connecting this consciousness aggregate or spiritual construct with the original body of a mortal. The consciousness of mortals has returned to the ontology.

Of course, if the silver cord is cut, the psychic construct can easily be completely lost in the vast astral world, and eventually be assimilated into dim stardust.

There is another way to enter the star realm, but it is for some strong people. Those who have reached a certain level of strength can fully integrate themselves into the star realm through material and spiritual spiritual energy transformation, forming a solid Psionic body.Of course, this method is basically the exclusive right of demigods or even gods, and ordinary mortals rarely use this method to enter the astral world for adventure.

These two methods of entering the astral world have their own advantages and disadvantages. The first method requires the use of spells such as [Astral Projection], while the second requires special magic devices.

Naturally, William and the others chose the first way to enter the astral world. After all, the magic device that can psychize the whole person is basically linked to the ritual of achieving the body of a demigod. Such a precious thing.

The so-called demigod body is actually the form of existence in which a living body transforms its body and soul into psionic energy, successfully enters the astral world, returns safely, and rematerializes the body.

In fact, there is such a thing in Creeping City, but it has already been bound by General Jiao Yan. If William and the others borrow it, it will easily cause problems.

They finally realized that they had entered the astral world when four ectoplasmic aggregates with a silver thread on each head appeared under a clear silver sky.

Among them, Dove and Selena's appearance is not much different from the original, while William and Elminster appear to be quite different from the original appearance.

Elminster's astral body is filled with an inexplicable thickness, and there seems to be an inexplicable thing hidden in his consciousness, which makes the old mage's appearance tend to be feminine.Others don't know, but Dove knows what Elminster's situation means.

The goddess fell?Hey!

William's appearance is another situation. His current facial features are a bit like a combination of the images of the two worlds, and he is surrounded by rising silver flames. This silver flame is quite similar to the silver flames of the magic voters. What is even more eye-catching is that there are countless thin silver threads attached to William's head, these silver threads are almost indistinguishable to the naked eye, only a silver colored ribbon can be seen surrounding him.

The astral world has no gravity, and there is no air. William and the others subconsciously opened their mouths to breathe, but they didn't inhale anything. Instead, they made their chests quite uncomfortable.However, although the chest is tight, there is no feeling of suffocation in the body. They are like babies returning to their mothers, and they can support their lives even without lungs.

Walking in the star world does not need to consume physical strength, you just need to think about it, and you can run fast, and the speed is a bit unbelievable. Of course, this will consume your spirit, and it will make people feel sleepy after a long time .

The astral world is famous for its emptiness, and it seems difficult to see the existence of materiality here. William didn't see anything that could be used as a reference for physical properties within the range of his eyes.William already knew the origin of the silver threads on his head, which was the embodiment of his spiritual perception ability, which could help William detect possible dangers around him in advance.Including discerning the direction, but can't let William find the way forward.

Fortunately, with Elminster here, this old mage is a true traveler of the plane, and his understanding of the astral world is definitely beyond everyone's imagination.Under Elminster's guidance, everyone moved forward in the empty silver void at an almost teleporting speed.

Everyone feels that they have traveled for a long time, and the distance they have crossed is even more incalculable, but they feel that time has not passed, as if the previous journey was just a dream.

This is the characteristic of the astral world, where time has no effect, age, hunger, thirst, poison, and the natural recovery of psionic constructs have no effect, of course, once you leave the astral world, they will immediately return to normal .

At some point, a strange island appeared in front of everyone, which made the four of them very happy. They had never been so looking forward to a mass of icy scenery like this moment, and they couldn't wait to board the island. A desolate and lonely island.

However, William felt that something was wrong with the island through the stretching silver threads, and there seemed to be some danger hidden here.William immediately stopped the recklessness of his companions, and when they hesitated a little, an ugly giant suddenly rushed out from the depths of the island.

This is a ferocious giant beast with a height of nearly ten meters. It has a huge mouth full of countless sharp teeth. It has a thick armor-like shell and a pair of huge claw-like claws. Dragging a snake-like tail covered with scales.

In the middle of the monster's forehead was a single eye the size of a leather ball. As soon as it rushed out, a strange ripple radiated from the single eye, covering everyone's body. William and the others immediately felt a kind of Special fluctuations are isolating their spell abilities.

The monster roared and rushed towards them, but the old mage exclaimed: "It's the giant star warship, we are really unlucky, how could we encounter such a terrible monster!"

Star Boundary Giant Ship Beast is also called Star Boundary Julan. According to legend, it is the only native creature in the Star Boundary. They are not top-level monsters, and the attack targets of Star Boundary Julan are more picky. They will only attack Those passers-by who only rely on psionic structures to travel the astral world, such as William and the others.

The four people entered the star realm with their consciousness, which means that their equipment basically stayed outside the star realm. When faced with the surprise attack of the astral giant wave, the group of people discovered that they didn't even have a weapon against the enemy. nothing.

This also means that they basically have nothing to do with the giant beast in front of them.

The astral giants are best at devouring desperate tourists with their bloody mouths. They will swallow the opponent whole, and then cut off the silver thread on the opponent's forehead.
The giant starship beasts will bully the weak and fear the strong. They always choose weaker enemies to attack first, and the one who seems to be the best to deal with among the four is undoubtedly the little guy Selena.

Naturally, William would not just watch his companion die tragically on the spot. He subconsciously drew a knife to attack, but he didn't want to draw out a phantom of the autumn water knife.

The length of the blade of this knife is almost as high as the height of the Star Warship Beast.But William didn't care about being surprised, he immediately slashed and staggered the star warship directly, leaving an inconspicuous scar on its forehead.

The gigantic beast roared and rushed towards William, but William turned around and charged without showing weakness, so the man and the monster started fighting on the rocky island.The carapace of the Astral Giant Ship Beast is too hard, but Qiu Shui Dao seems to have lost the sharpness of the past. The two sides are fighting evenly, and it seems that neither can deal with the other.

William naturally didn't want to get too entangled with this astral monster. While he was fighting, while thinking about how to deal with the enemy in front of him, several golden figures suddenly appeared from a distance.

These figures wore loose robes and armor, and they all had golden hair, golden skin, and a pair of huge wings.William didn't feel any malice from these sudden guys, he slashed open the entangled astral giant ship, and then watched these people run towards the monster.

William looked at the old mage and asked, "Where are those guys coming from?"

The old mage sighed and said, "These are the apostles of the star realm, the Asimo people, and they can also be called the descendants of angels."

The apostles of the star realm are the rare righteous people in the star realm. They are excellent in every aspect, especially those who like to patrol and save kind travelers.

The apostles of the star realm can be called beauty and wisdom, the embodiment of heroes and chivalry.

Obviously these apostles of the star realm wanted to save William and the others, and they wielded huge angel swords, fighting back and forth with the giant sword beasts of the star realm. The attacks of these apostles of the star realm were quite impressive, but It is equally difficult to kill Astral Gargantua quickly.

The astral giant ship was quite impatient in the face of the siege, it quickly found a chance to break through the opponent's siege, and then bit Selena again, but this time William directly laid a ruthless hand. Immediately, he straightened his saber and stabbed it suddenly, directly piercing it into the mouth of the giant beast, and then ruthlessly inserted it in and twisted it around.

The astral giant wailed and spewed out silvery blood and internal organs. William was about to give her a few more ruthless blows to end this rough-skinned and thick-skinned monster.

Unexpectedly, those astral apostles suddenly rushed up to stop him, and then the astral giant ship disappeared behind the island under William's regretful eyes.

One of the heroic female star apostles said to William in an elegant tone: "Don't kill the star giant, it will be a deep harm to the main material world."

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